Anthony Davis returned to Los Angeles for the first time since he was traded to the Mavericks on Feb. 2, but he won't be playing against the Lakers.

Anthony Davis is skeptical that "no one knew" about the blockbuster Lakers-Mavericks trade that sent him to Dallas and Luka Doncic to Los Angeles.

On Tuesday, the primary storyline centered around Luka Doncic playing against his former team for the first time as the Los Angeles Lakers were set to host the Dallas Mavericks. Before the game, however,

An injury denies Davis the chance to play in the teams’ first meeting since their shocking trade, but the 10-time All-Star gets a 2½-minute tribute video in the first quarter and a warm ovation.

Dallas' injury report remains unchanged from the last two games since the All-Star Break. Anthony Davis (adductor strain), Dereck Lively II (right ankle stress fracture), Daniel Gafford (right MCL sprain),

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss believes being traded to the Dallas Mavericks was a positive for Anthony Davis.

While it would have been exciting to see Doncic and Davis face off, the former No. 1 pick out of Kentucky was still honored by the Lakers for his incredible run in Los Angeles. Speaking after the game with Brad Turner of The LA Times ,

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis has returned to his former stomping ground on Tuesday following his blockbuster trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. This is the first time Davis has stepped foot inside Crypto.

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to face off against the Dallas Mavericks in a highly-anticipated Western Conference clash on Tuesday night. This matchup comes just weeks after these two franchises turned the NBA world upside down with a blockbuster trade,

ESPN's NBA analyst Tim Bontemps believes the Mavericks should trade Anthony Davis this summer, as he said on a recent episode of the "Hoop Collective" podcast with Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon.

There’s no denying the disastrous season the Dallas Mavericks are having. With Luka Dončić traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis was meant to help Kyrie Irving lead the team to the playoffs.